Statue of Leif Erikson
A statue of Leif Erikson is installed at Seattle's Shilshole Bay Marina, in the U.S. state of Washington. The 16-foot tall sculpture was donated by the Leif Erikson League for the Century 21 Exposition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: statue in Seattle, Washington, U.S
- Also known as: “Leif Erikson Statue”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Nordic Museum and Ray’s Boathouse.
National Nordic Museum
Museum
Photo: ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Nordic Museum is a museum in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to the Nordic history, art, culture, and the heritage of the area's Nordic immigrants.
Ray’s Boathouse
Restaurant
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.
Ray's Boathouse is a restaurant in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Shilshole Bay along the Puget Sound shoreline.
Golden Gardens Park
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golden Gardens Park is a public park in Ballard, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park includes wetlands, beaches, hiking trails, and picnic and playground areas. The park's bathhouse was designated a historic landmark by the City of Seattle in 2005.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset Hill and Loyal Heights.
Sunset Hill
Neighborhood
Sunset Hill is an area located in the northwest corner of the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is home to the Sunset Hill Community Association.
Loyal Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loyal Heights is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. It is considered part of greater Ballard. The neighborhood is bounded to the west by 28th Avenue NW, beyond which is Sunset Hill; to the north by NW 86th Street, beyond which are North Beach and Blue Ridge; to the east by 15th Avenue NW, beyond which is Whittier Heights; and to the south by NW 65th Street, beyond which is central Ballard.
Ballard
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballard is a neighborhood in northwest Seattle. The trendy neighborhood for dining and nightlife is near the Ballard Locks connecting Lake Union to Puget Sound.
Statue of Leif Erikson
- Categories: statue, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.67985° or 47° 40′ 48″ northLongitude
-122.40595° or 122° 24′ 21″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
84VVMHHV+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 356549619OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
5800726Wikidata ID
Q118290248
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In Other Languages
“Statue of Leif Erikson” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leif Erikson Statue”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Statue of Leif Erikson”. Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.